Chapter VII
The Drawing-Master’s Confession
“Is there nothing else you can suggest?” Emily asked. “Nothing--at present.” “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?” “I have hope in Mrs. Rook,” Alban answered.
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Chapter VII · The Drawing-Master’s Confession
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“Is
there
nothing
else
you
can
suggest?”
Emily
asked.
“Nothing--at
present.”
“If
my
aunt
fails
us,
have
we
no
other
hope?”
“I
have
hope
in
Mrs.
Rook,”
Alban
answered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Is
there
nothing
else
you
can
suggest?”
Line 2
Emily
asked.
Line 3
“Nothing--at
present.”
Line 4
“If
my
aunt
fails
us,
have
we
no
other
hope?”
Line 5
“I
have
hope
in
Mrs.
Rook,”
Alban
answered.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I have hope in Mrs. Rook,” Alban answered.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Emily asked.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?””
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Is there nothing else you can suggest?””
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Alban
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From this reading “I have hope in Mrs. Rook,” Alban answered.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have hope in Mrs. Rook,” Alban answered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emily asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Nothing--at present.”
aunt
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From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Is there nothing else you can suggest?”
else
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From this reading “Is there nothing else you can suggest?”
Emily
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From this reading Emily asked.
fails
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From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
hope
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From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have hope in Mrs. Rook,” Alban answered.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have hope in Mrs. Rook,” Alban answered.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is there nothing else you can suggest?”
Mrs
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From this reading “I have hope in Mrs. Rook,” Alban answered.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Is there nothing else you can suggest?”
other
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From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
present
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From this reading “Nothing--at present.”
Rook
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From this reading “I have hope in Mrs. Rook,” Alban answered.
suggest
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From this reading “Is there nothing else you can suggest?”
there
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From this reading “Is there nothing else you can suggest?”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If my aunt fails us, have we no other hope?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is there nothing else you can suggest?”